New York City's 26th City Council district

New York City's 26th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Julie Won (D–Sunnyside)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
161,419
Demographics
 • Hispanic36%
 • White28%
 • Asian27%
 • Black6%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic65.6%
 • Republican8.6%
 • No party preference22.7%
Registered voters (2021) 106,058[2]

New York City's 26th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Won since 2022. She replaced former councilman Jimmy Van Bramer who was term-limited and ran unsuccessfully for Queens Borough President.[3]

Geography

District 26 covers the westernmost neighborhoods of Queens along the East River, including Long Island City, Sunnyside, southern Astoria, and northern Woodside.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 1 and 2, and with New York's 6th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 13th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 30th, 34th, 36th, 37th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 26[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Won (incumbent) 3,701 60.9
Democratic Hailie Kim 2,298 37.8
Write-in 76 1.3
Total votes 6,075 100.0
General election
Democratic Julie Won 6,930
Working Families Julie Won 1,524
Total Julie Won (incumbent) 8,454 78.9
Republican Marvin Jeffcoat 2,020
Medical Freedom Marvin Jeffcoat 118
Total Marvin Jeffcoat 2,138 20.0
Write-in 119 1.1
Total votes 10,711 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 26 Democratic primary[10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Julie Won 15 6,822 56.7%
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Democratic Amit Bagga 15 5,211 43.3%
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Democratic Brent O'Leary 14 3,150 22.7%
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Democratic Julia Forman 13 2,705 17.9%
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Democratic Ebony Young 12 1,807 11.4%
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Democratic Denise Keehan-Smith 11 1,533 9.4%
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Democratic Badrun Khan 10 1,340 8.0%
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Democratic Hailie Kim 9 1,166 6.9%
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Democratic Jonathan Bailey 8 1,002 5.8%
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Democratic Glennis Gomez 7 733 4.2%
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Democratic Emily Sharpe 6 679 3.9%
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Democratic Jesse Laymon 5 609 3.5%
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Democratic Steven Raga 4 570 3.2%
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Democratic Lorenzo Brea 3 368 2.1%
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Democratic Sultan Maruf 2 295 1.7%
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Write-in 1 46 0.3%
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Map
An interactive map of District 26
2021 New York City Council election, District 26 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Won 15,398 77.3
Republican Marvin Jeffcoat 3,842
Conservative Marvin Jeffcoat 561
Total Marvin Jeffcoat 4,403 22.1
Write-in 106 0.6
Total votes 19,907 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 26[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Van Bramer 15,285
Working Families Jimmy Van Bramer 1,816
Total Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent) 17,101 85.1
Republican Marvin Jeffcoat 2,477
Conservative Marvin Jeffcoat 461
Total Marvin Jeffcoat 2,938 14.6
Write-in 69 0.3
Total votes 20,108 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 26[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Van Bramer 12,897
Working Families Jimmy Van Bramer 1,506
Total Jimmy Van Bramer (incumbent) 14,403 99.4
Write-in 94 0.6
Total votes 14,497 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 26 - Julie Won". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 26th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.